BATON ROUGE, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER in 3600 FLORIDA BLVD., BATON ROUGE, LA 70806 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 343946893.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Site address
- 3600 FLORIDA BLVD.
- City
- BATON ROUGE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70806
- Mailing
- 3600 FLORIDA BLVD., BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 1070
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $11,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees are exposed to assaults by patients: a) On or about April 4, 2019, in the workplace located at 3600 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA; employees, including nurses and Mental Health Techs (MHTs) were exposed to the hazard of physical threats and assaults, such as being bitten and punched, when interacting with patients during care and daily activities in the Behavioral Health Unit. Assaults have resulted in injuries including fractures and contusions.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $11900
- · C (S) $13260
- · Z (S) $13260
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343946893.
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